Plus: A distinctive new façade on Renwick; banjoist concert; Le District now offers grocery delivery; a conversation with schools chancellor Carmen Fariña; Puma moves south. / 5 comments
Plus: Menswear accessory inspired by Franklin Street; Espasso opening a Miami outpost; Broadway stars perform Cole Porter songs; photography show at Hazan Projects.
Plus: New Jersey's superior Jenga building; Mulberry & Vine's second location debuts soon; Brookfield Place suit store opening next month; yet another "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 3 comments
What's the cheapest grocery store in Tribeca? I compared the prices for 14 items at Best Market, Whole Foods, Gourmet Garage, and FreshDirect. The results might surprise you. / 24 comments
Plus: Morton Street school zone to be announced; mosaic plaques at the Canal/Broadway subway station; the Odeon's granola; Gentle Monster eyewear boutique; private art collection; another pro hockey player lives here.
No word yet on whether the handbag store will reopen in the neighborhood, but in the meantime stop by for a big sale. / 1 comment
Plus: Three small Battery Park City businesses making way for a big chain restaurant; Q&A with Best Market store manager; residential real estate in the Civic Center area; inside Café Altro Paradiso; midcentury Brazilian design. / 5 comments
Plus: A memorial for the crane accident; clarification on Da Mikele ownership; a rave review for the rent-a-puss experience at Little Lions; yet another reason to love Court Street Grocers.
The store is a definite improvement over the Food Emporium, although it feels a bit bare bones, as if the company wanted to avoid overinvesting in a store with a lease that may not get renewed. / 11 comments
Every now and then someone sends an impassioned email that I think might foster debate. This comes from Evelyn Gorman of Battery Park City. / 77 comments
Plus: Best Market opening date; Valentine's Day spirit at Tribeca Treats; Kanye West namechecks the neighborhood; the Varick bike path gets a temporary fix; "Angie Tribeca." / 3 comments
Plus: Best Market signage; news from Tribeca Beauty Spa; BMCC faculty art exhibit; the winners of Soho Photo's annual Krappy Kamera Competition. / 18 comments
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Thank you Thank you Darla — Native / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
The construction of this new tower will be destructive to the entire neighborhood in so many ways. It will certainly... — Darla / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
Larry & Gabbie are the best. Sad to see them go but happy for them in retirement — Johnny Mac / L&O Frame will close in July
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